Steven D. Siciliano

15.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
232 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Steven D. Siciliano is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven D. Siciliano has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 79 papers in Pollution and 71 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Steven D. Siciliano's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (44 papers), Heavy metals in environment (36 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (30 papers). Steven D. Siciliano is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (44 papers), Heavy metals in environment (36 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (30 papers). Steven D. Siciliano collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Belgium and Australia. Steven D. Siciliano's co-authors include Willy Verstraete, James J. Germida, Nico Boon, Korneel Rabaey, D. R. S. Lean, Eric G. Lamb, Marc Verhaege, Nelson J. O’Driscoll, Samiran Banerjee and Geert Lissens and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Steven D. Siciliano

227 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Biofuel Cells Select for Microbial Consortia That Self-Mediate Electron Transfer

2004 987 citations Korneel Rabaey, Nico Boon et al. Applied and Environmental Microbiology profile →
A microbial fuel cell capable of converting glucose to electricity at high rate and efficiency

2003 591 citations Korneel Rabaey, Steven D. Siciliano et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven D. Siciliano Canada	55	2.9k	2.9k	2.5k	2.4k	2.0k	232	11.2k
Qiaoyun Huang China	64	4.4k 1.5×	2.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	424	14.2k
Timothy M. Vogel France	53	3.6k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	968 0.5×	161	9.0k
Jan Dolfing United Kingdom	53	3.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	1.9k 0.8×	633 0.3×	195	9.6k
Max M. Häggblom United States	60	4.7k 1.6×	3.9k 1.3×	2.6k 1.0×	889 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	219	11.5k
Randy A. Dahlgren United States	73	3.6k 1.2×	3.8k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	388	17.6k
Peifang Wang China	79	5.3k 1.8×	2.9k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	703 0.4×	651	24.8k
Patricia A. Holden United States	55	2.4k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	154	11.5k
Josef Zeyer Switzerland	58	2.7k 0.9×	3.5k 1.2×	939 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	184	9.2k
Ji‐Dong Gu China	72	8.0k 2.7×	5.6k 1.9×	3.8k 1.5×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	508	19.5k
Ian M. Head United Kingdom	67	5.5k 1.9×	6.0k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	4.1k 1.7×	880 0.4×	205	17.2k

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Lindsay, Matthew B.J., et al.. (2025). Transformation and fate of Fe(III) in petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated soil and groundwater. Geochemical Transactions. 26(1). 1–1.

Siciliano, Steven D., et al.. (2024). Two-dimensional ion chromatography tandem-mass spectrometric (2D-IC-MS/MS) method for the analysis of phosphorus compounds in soil. Journal of Chromatography A. 1752. 465287–465287. 2 indexed citations

Park, Bradley, Steven D. Siciliano, Natacha Hogan, et al.. (2024). Application of a new approach method to assess the hazard of complex legacy contaminated groundwater mixtures on fathead minnows in outdoor mesocosms. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 176081–176081.

Siciliano, Steven D., et al.. (2024). The role of efflux transporters in cytotoxicity and intracellular concentration of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos oxon in human cell lines. Toxicology in Vitro. 101. 105942–105942. 1 indexed citations

Siciliano, Steven D., Natacha Hogan, Markus Hecker, et al.. (2022). Target Organ Toxicity in Rats After Subchronic Oral Exposure to Soil Extracts Containing a Complex Mixture of Contaminants. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 84(1). 85–100. 2 indexed citations

Siciliano, Steven D., et al.. (2021). A sustainable colloidal material with sorption and nutrient‐supply capabilities for in situ groundwater bioremediation. Journal of Environmental Quality. 50(6). 1440–1451. 1 indexed citations

Voigt, Carolina, Maija E. Marushchak, Benjamin W. Abbott, et al.. (2020). Nitrous oxide emissions from permafrost-affected soils. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 1(8). 420–434. 116 indexed citations

Siciliano, Steven D., et al.. (2020). A survey of invasive plants on grassland soil microbial communities and ecosystem services. Scientific Data. 7(1). 86–86. 25 indexed citations

Mamet, Steven D., et al.. (2019). Structural equation modeling of a winnowed soil microbiome identifies how invasive plants re-structure microbial networks. The ISME Journal. 13(8). 1988–1996. 72 indexed citations

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Hale, Beverley, et al.. (2019). Multigenerational exposure of populations of Oppia nitens to zinc under pulse and continuous exposure scenarios. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38(4). 896–904. 16 indexed citations

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Ji, Mukan, Josie van Dorst, Andrew Bissett, et al.. (2015). Microbial diversity at Mitchell Peninsula, Eastern Antarctica: a potential biodiversity “hotspot”. Polar Biology. 39(2). 237–249. 62 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Samiran & Steven D. Siciliano. (2012). Spatially tripartite interactions of denitrifiers in arctic ecosystems: activities, functional groups and soil resources. Environmental Microbiology. 14(9). 2601–2613. 22 indexed citations

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Owojori, Olugbenga J. & Steven D. Siciliano. (2012). Accumulation and toxicity of metals (copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead) and organic compounds (geraniol and benzo[a]pyrene) in the oribatid mite Oppia nitens. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31(7). 1639–1648. 29 indexed citations

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Banerjee, Samiran & Steven D. Siciliano. (2011). Factors Driving Potential Ammonia Oxidation in Canadian Arctic Ecosystems: Does Spatial Scale Matter?. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78(2). 346–353. 38 indexed citations

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Siciliano, Steven D., Brian Laird, & Christine Lemieux. (2010). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are enriched but bioaccessibility reduced in brownfield soils adhered to human hands. Chemosphere. 80(9). 1101–1108. 41 indexed citations

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Rabaey, Korneel, Nico Boon, Steven D. Siciliano, Marc Verhaege, & Willy Verstraete. (2004). Biofuel Cells Select for Microbial Consortia That Self-Mediate Electron Transfer. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70(9). 5373–5382. 987 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boeckaert, Charlotte, et al.. (2003). Oral exposure to PAH: bioactivation processes in the human gut.. PubMed. 68(3). 3–6. 2 indexed citations

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Germida, James J. & Steven D. Siciliano. (2001). Taxonomic diversity of bacteria associated with the roots of modern, recent and ancient wheat cultivars. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 33(5). 410–415. 157 indexed citations

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Siciliano, Steven D., Ranjan Roy, & Charles W. Greer. (2000). Reduction in denitrification activity in field soils exposed to long term contamination by 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 32(1). 61–68. 37 indexed citations

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Siciliano, Steven D. & James J. Germida. (1999). Taxonomic diversity of bacteria associated with the roots of field-grown transgenic Brassica napus cv. Quest, compared to the non-transgenic B. napus cv. Excel and B. rapa cv. Parkland. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 29(3). 263–272. 146 indexed citations

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